Evening Brief

Minister: UNHRC victory proves anti-govt propaganda wrong

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said the landslide victory of Bangladesh in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) polls has proved the propaganda of BNP and anti-nationalists wrong.

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File photo of Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud Dhaka Tribune

20th session of 11th JS begins Oct 30

The 20th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin on October 30.

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File Photo: National Parliament of Bangladesh Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 2 more deaths, 456 cases

Bangladesh reported two more deaths from Covid-19 and 456 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.

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Chandpur UP chairman Selim lands in jail in graft case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent Chandpur's Laxmipur Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Selim Khan to jail in a case lodged over amassing illegal wealth.

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Chandpur UP chairman Selim Khan Bangla Tribune

Dengue death toll rises to 75

Another dengue patient died in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 75. 

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File photo of a dengue ward in hospital Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

State Minister: Super cyclone ‘Sitrang’ unlikely to hit Bangladesh coast

There is no possibility of super cyclone 'Sitrang' - to be formed over the Bay of Bengal - hitting Bangladesh coast, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman said on Wednesday. 

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By-polls to Gaibandha-5 cancelled over irregularities

The Election Commission has cancelled the by-election to Gaibandha-5 constituency over allegations of irregularities.

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File Photo: Voting is being held through electronic voting machines (EVMs) exclusively for the first time in Narayanganj city Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Quader: Playing with fire will not lead to good results

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said playing with fire will not bring about good results, warning BNP leaders over their recent protests across Bangladesh.

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File photo of Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Focus Bangla

PM Hasina for increasing farm production to diversify exports

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for giving a boost to Bangladesh’s farm products to help diversify the export basket and earn more in foreign exchange. 

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File photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina UNB

Locals panic as Myanmar choppers engage rebels in Ghumdhum

Panic spread among the residents of Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari upazila, after Myanmar air force helicopters engaged in bouts of heavy firing on their side of the Ghumdhum border on both Monday and Tuesday.

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Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchari upazila of Bandarban Bangla Tribune

Rights group: 108 dead in Iran crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests

At least 108 people have been killed in Iran's crackdown on more than three weeks of nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, said Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights.

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This screengrab from a video shows Iranian students chanting slogans as they protest at Tehran's Amirkabir University of Technology on October 10, 2022 AFP

US slaps more sanctions on Taliban over treatment of women

The United States announced new sanctions on Tuesday against the Taliban as punishment for their repressive treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.

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File Photo: Members of Afghanistan's Powerful Women Movement, take part in a protest in Kabul on May 10, 2022 AFP